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Jasmina Chalgmi and Jacques Vercauteren give a facelift to the interior of the former Roerkuip , © FVV
The former Roerkuip on Oude Beistenmarkt has become unrecognizable. Jasmina Chalaghmi (28) and Jacques Vercauteren (32) gave the building a summery look for their pop-up Donna. There you’ll find summery drinks, pizza and oysters on Sundays.
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Jasmina and Jac take the former club seriously. For a month they renovated and painted the building until it became a hot and overheated place. “Rorkuip didn’t seem warm at all and I thought it was just a dark room. Now we’ve painted it red with white windows for a more Italian ambiance,” says Jasmina.
The managers thought it was important that it became a hot spot, in contrast to Jacque’s privacy restaurant in Kortijkepoortstraat. “Donna is the opposite, as Privacy has a sleek interior with cool materials. We noticed it was cool there in the summer, so now we’re opening a summer pop-up with a terrace. It’s even more fun to work with us.” We want to bring the same quality, but in a looser environment.
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At Dona they serve cocktails, natural wines and Belgian beers. For pizza they team up with the well-known Dorentin Ajaj of Pizza & Friends in Lavendegam. Oysters are also available on Sundays, ideal with a glass of bubbly. Jacques will not only take care of the kitchen, but also sometimes behind the turntable. ,read more under photo,
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“We’re mainly a bar, but on Friday nights we join the neighbors and we can dance. Then we make it a little party, but we don’t want to be a club.” Jacque and Jasmina have installed a kitchenette where you could dance on a small floor above, so the floor is no longer accessible to guests.
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Friends and business partners got to know each other when Jasmina went for dinner in privacy. She gave her raw opinion to Jacques, who appreciated it. “He then asked if I wanted to take over the management portion of the room. We have a single vision of what constitutes a great hospitality experience. We know each other on a professional basis and have become good friends since then.
The name Donna came after much searching. “Nothing felt right, but when I was on the train from Brussels to Ghent, I suddenly saw Donna standing somewhere in the graffiti. It seemed like it had to happen and it’s also a little nod to Radio Donna. I want to present something for you.”
Donna’s is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and will be open until September. Restaurant Secrets will be closed for a period of time in the coming weeks, but will reopen after Donna comes into her own. The pop-up opens for the first time on Fridays at 5 p.m.
Info: Oude Beestenmarkt 8, Ghent. Donna Opening Weekend on Facebook
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